Facebook, Twitter pledge to battle hate speech

Posted online June 1, 2016 | 11:43 am

Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Microsoft are teaming up with the European Union to crack down on online hate speech.

The companies signed new rules to stop racist, violent and illegal content from going viral.

Under the rules, the companies would review a majority of flagged content within 24 hours, removing it if necessary.

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